Flutes are aerophones. An aerophone (/ËÉÉroÊfoÊn/) is any musical instrument that produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound. Aerophones categorically comprise the largest and most complex group of instruments in the Americas.
The last ten miles of Peters Mountain is wholly within Alleghany County, Virginia. The elevation varies from 3,000 to 4,000 feet, with the highest point, near Zenith, reaching 4,050 feet. Peters Mountain, long a barrier to transportation, is crossed only by State Route 311 and the old Salt Sulphur Turnpike.
The statewide average high temperature in July is in the low 80's, while in January, high temperatures in the upper 30's are the norm. Virginia rainfall averages near 40 inches per year, with 50 or more inches in the higher elevations of the mountains, and in the southeast.